Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Wu Yang was too embarrassed to look down and see the exact height of the high heels. She simply shook hands briefly and greeted him.

On the contrary, Liu Yifei and she hit it off immediately, and soon they were chatting away, covering topics such as cosmetics, clothes, bags, etc.

Wu Yang and Xiao Li Zi were completely bewildered, but luckily Matt came over with his female companion.

This finally calmed the two women who were chatting so enthusiastically, and then the six of them sat down in a corner of the party to chat.

When will "The Martian" be released?

Matt, as the male lead in this film, is quite interested in news about the movie.

"Post-production will be completed by the summer of 2014 at the earliest, and it should be released around Christmas if nothing unexpected happens."

The movie "The Martian" relies heavily on special effects. If the special effects are not up to par, even if the actors perform well, it will become a bad movie that starts strong but ends weakly.

"So, do you think this movie has a chance to put me in the running for an Oscar?"

Matt looked at Wu Yang with anticipation. Ever since Leonardo DiCaprio won the Oscar, he has not only been able to let loose mentally, but his love life has also been smooth sailing, and his career has also reached new heights.

What Matt envied most was that Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly turned down many offers from directors, and as a result, the outside world even offered to raise DiCaprio's salary to $3000 million, plus a 10% cut of the profits.

It's worth noting that as a top Hollywood star, he received his market price for starring in "The Martian," which was 2000 million dollars plus a 5% share of the profits.

Before winning the gold medal, Leonardo DiCaprio's market value was roughly the same as Matt Damon's.

Now he earns 50% more than Matt, making him one of the highest-paid male actors in Hollywood.

Although he doesn't earn as much as Tom Cruise, that's because the former makes series films, which result in higher salaries and profit sharing.

"Given your acting skills in this film, if the competition isn't too fierce and you have effective public relations, you definitely have a chance to win the Golden Horse Award!"

Wu Yang clearly remembers that Matt Damon received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his role in "The Martian".

The reason they failed to win the gold medal was because their public relations efforts were inadequate.

Wu Yang might not really remember other people, but both Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon were Hollywood stars that Wu Yang admired very much in his previous life, and Wu Yang had watched many of their movies.

They knew everything about both of them; otherwise, Wu Yang wouldn't have appeared in that particular place back then.

By forcibly "coincidentally" meeting Leonardo DiCaprio, who was out for a walk to clear his head, and by using topics that interested DiCaprio, he was eventually able to recommend himself successfully.

Not only did they receive investment from Leonardo DiCaprio, but they also gained his friendship.

Every adult has a purpose when they make friends or get to know someone, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Moreover, the way you get to know someone isn't important; what matters is how you get along after you get to know them and how you deepen your friendship and feelings.

Of course, if it's a partner, the value should also be demonstrated.

Relying on friendship or affection might get you one chance at most, but if you don't seize it, you'll never get another.

"If I get nominated, I will definitely seize the opportunity!"

Matt picked up his glass and downed the champagne in one gulp.

As Leonardo DiCaprio's friend and colleague, Matt knows that DiCaprio's salary has skyrocketed and that DiCaprio's status is subtly surpassing his own, which motivates Matt greatly.

I don't have to say surpass Leonardo DiCaprio, but at least be on par with him in terms of status, otherwise I'll feel inferior when we meet.

In fact, Matt knew in his heart that if he really got nominated, the public relations before the award ceremony would be the key.

Moreover, Matt, who is familiar with Hollywood's operating model, understands even better than film awards.

For individual awards, production companies generally don't invest too much in public relations expenses.

Unless someone is both an investor and an actor like Leonardo DiCaprio, they wouldn't bet heavily on this.

For the movie "Manchester by the Sea," Leonardo DiCaprio spent $2500 million on public relations for the Best Actor award alone.

Coupled with his outstanding performance, he defeated many competitors and won the gold medal.

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12 month 28 day.

Wu Yang and Liu Yifei successfully landed at Beijing Capital International Airport.

The next day, I went to the screening room of China Film Group because it was the screening day for "Lost in Thailand".

This time, Master Han once again brought along three overseas distributors who were cooperating with China Film Group.

The well-dressed Lao Wang also arrived at the scene, while Pei Le sat relaxed next to Wu Yang.

Once everyone had arrived, Pei Le turned on the machine at Wu Yang's instruction.

Wu Yang had proposed the concept of the "iron triangle" at the wrap party for "Lost in Thailand".

The three of them already knew each other, and later they became sworn brothers with Wu Yang after getting drunk, which made their relationship even closer.

Wu Yang invited them, offering the same remuneration and profit sharing, so there was no issue of unequal distribution of benefits.

There is no conflict of interest, and they are not in competition with each other in the same field, and Wu Yang serves as a link between them.

In addition, all three of them have good personalities and live in the capital, so they often meet up and socialize in private.

In the film, this manifests as exceptionally natural acting and a remarkable chemistry between the actors.

Even though the three publishers didn't understand many of the jokes, just watching their performance and the comedic effect they presented made them laugh continuously.

The usually serious Third Master Han was laughing non-stop throughout the entire event, and Old Wang was also laughing so hard he was doubled over.

Liu Yifei, who already has a low threshold for laughter, was so overwhelmed that she couldn't straighten up from Wu Yang's lap.

An hour and a half later, everyone present applauded.

However, when it came time for them to bid against each other, they all became reserved.

Although Wu Yang still holds the title of producer, this film was not actually directed by Wu Yang himself.

Without Wu Yang's fame to boost it, a global release would not attract any foreign audiences.

At best, they can only attract some local Chinese to the cinema by relying on Chinatowns in various places.

Another point is that some jokes in comedies from different cultural regions may seem inexplicable to those who don't understand them.

Since they were already there, whether out of respect for China Film Group or for Wu Yang, the three of them quoted a price.

Korean publishers offered $100 million, Little Days offered $110 million, and European and American publishers offered $120 million.

"This film will break the box office record for Chinese-language films, and may even surpass the box office record of Avatar!"

"These two substantial gimmicks alone will guarantee you don't lose money! How about this, the three of you collaborate, and I'll package it together with its predecessor and sell it to you for 300 million dollars!"

Upon hearing Wu Yang's words, not only the three overseas distributors, but also Han Sanye and Wang Changtian, who were present, stared at Wu Yang in shock.

The current box office record for Chinese-language films is held by Feng Xiaogang's "Tang Zhen". Thanks to the film's high box office, many retail investors were attracted to buy Huayi Brothers stock, which raised the stock price to 38 yuan per share.

If it weren't for many netizens questioning whether "Tang Zhen" was profiting from others' misfortunes, the stock price might have broken through the 40 mark.